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<blockquote data-quote="Jen_001" data-source="post: 1585054" data-attributes="member: 326709"><p>I have my MacBook OSX (I am not sure what exact version 10.6 something.. I am not very computer savvy) which I purchased in 2013 in a common area of the house.</p><p></p><p>I am the only one with an Administrator account and no guest accounts.</p><p>I also have a roommate who may think he's a smart guy. I suspect he may have attempted to enter passwords on my machine trying to gain entry to my mac.</p><p></p><p>-Can someone advise me about how many times someone could do this? Is there a number of attempts before the machine 'locks out'? I am afraid of coming home & the screen is frozen & will not accept my password. I am not able to secure the computer when I go to work, shopping etc. I do not wish to throw it into a safe when I cannot see it. </p><p></p><p>-Is there anyway I could tell someone has been sitting at the table just entering guesses unsuccessfully? I am synced with Keychain. Would I be able to get an email about this attempt?</p><p></p><p>Everything with the Finder & Dock seems to be normal. There is no unusual history in browsers from what I can tell. </p><p></p><p>-at first there was a Password Hint (after 3 unsuccessful attempts I believe) set up, now changed. Can someone unauthorized just continue to enter guesses after that point of getting the Hint? If I just attempted to sign on after my roommate snooping, would I be able to tell?</p><p></p><p>For the record, the password is strong and the Password Hint has now been disabled.</p><p></p><p>Thank you mac guru's .. I visit this forum often but have not had any need to post until now :L</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jen_001, post: 1585054, member: 326709"] I have my MacBook OSX (I am not sure what exact version 10.6 something.. I am not very computer savvy) which I purchased in 2013 in a common area of the house. I am the only one with an Administrator account and no guest accounts. I also have a roommate who may think he's a smart guy. I suspect he may have attempted to enter passwords on my machine trying to gain entry to my mac. -Can someone advise me about how many times someone could do this? Is there a number of attempts before the machine 'locks out'? I am afraid of coming home & the screen is frozen & will not accept my password. I am not able to secure the computer when I go to work, shopping etc. I do not wish to throw it into a safe when I cannot see it. -Is there anyway I could tell someone has been sitting at the table just entering guesses unsuccessfully? I am synced with Keychain. Would I be able to get an email about this attempt? Everything with the Finder & Dock seems to be normal. There is no unusual history in browsers from what I can tell. -at first there was a Password Hint (after 3 unsuccessful attempts I believe) set up, now changed. Can someone unauthorized just continue to enter guesses after that point of getting the Hint? If I just attempted to sign on after my roommate snooping, would I be able to tell? For the record, the password is strong and the Password Hint has now been disabled. Thank you mac guru's .. I visit this forum often but have not had any need to post until now :L [/QUOTE]
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